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I am sure fellow USA Oshwals are aware that Jain Derasar at Potters Bar UK is now completed. It is the first Shikharbadhi Derasar outside India.
Jainadarsh.com is a totally free matrimonial website simple to use and high on features.
Apart form being totally free, what sets it apart is the emphasis on registration of boys and girls with neat and clean habits thereby ensuring that the registrants are at least Jains by their habits. A signed declaration to this effect automatically generated with the details of the applicant immediately upon entering data is insisted upon before the registrant is validated and his /her details are accessible on the site. Read the rest of this entry »
The Jain Center of Greater Boston (JCGB) is in the process of preparing a new directory of Jains living in the USA. If you have not heard from the JCGB and would like to include information about your family in the directory, then please visit the following site before May 31, 2005:
“People will not judge us by the creed we profess or slogan we shout, but our work, sacrifice, honesty, and purity of character” - Mahatma Gandhi
Prof. Paul Dundas in his book �The Jains� writes that Jainism, India�s and possibly the world�s oldest Religion is least known and least understood outside India. Jains through the ages have made great contributions to the culture, literature, art, architecture, education, welfare and betterment of the India Society. Read the rest of this entry »
BBC Religion and Ethics launched the Jainism website on 7th December 2003 which communicates the philosophy and culture of Jain Religion. The launch of the BBCI Jainism website is a pioneering development in communicating the essence of Jain culture. The newly launched website will allow people worldwide to appreciate and understand the Jain values of ahimsa, aparigraha and annekant as a highly relevant and essential part of modern living. Read the rest of this entry »
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All of Colgate-Palmolive Company’s soaps contain tallow. The tallowates used in these soaps are obtained only from beef tallow. In addition, the glycerin in these soaps is certified as pork free. The following soaps contain no pork or lard and, therefore, are pork-free: Read the rest of this entry »
Jainism dates to 600 B.C. Jains, having shared the subcontinent with Hindus for more than 2,500 years, have developed a strikingly similar marriage tradition.
YJP has revitalized their web-site to add new features and hoping all young jains will join. They want to increase awareness and understanding of Jain principles and heritage by promoting networking among Jain Professionals. Visit the YJP web-site and become a member today.
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